The government on Monday concluded negotiations on the supplementary budget for 2015.
The supplementary budget draft is to be forwarded to parliament for approval on Thursday, said an official press release.
According ... details
The government on Monday decided to raise the refugee quota for 2015 from 750 to 1,050 persons.
This means that the government will this year take additional 300 refugees than ... details
An upper comprehensive school girl on Monday was crashed under the wheels of a concrete garbage truck at Muhos in North Ostrobothnia.
The girl had just alighted from the bus and immediately rushed from the bus stop to cross the road.
While crossing the road, the girl was run over by the truck which was coming from the direction of Oulu.
According to the chief rescue officer, the parked bus probably prevented the girl from seeing the incoming truck.
The driver of the truck tried to dodge the running girl and, as a result, the truck crashed sideways into a ... details
A 13-member expedition on a research trip to the Finnish Antarctic research station Aboa returned home on Monday.
The expedition travelled to the Antarctica at the end of November. The group examined Antarctic ... details
A director of a company who for several years had mistreated women was on Monday handed a fine amounting to 7,500 euros by the District Court of North Savonia.
According to the court, the boss of a company in Varkaus acted indecently towards seven women.
The man was said to have touched the women employees inappropriately, such as by slapping and squeezing the female employees’ posteriors or breasts.
He also commented on the women’s dressing and appearance in a sexual manner.
The indecent acts began in 2009, as employees sought lengthy sick leave until the matter came to ... details
